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정권교체

jeonggwongyoche [정꿘교체]

정권교체가 · 정권교체를

change of government, transfer of power (to another party)

Example

이번 선거로 10년 만에 정권교체가 이루어졌습니다.

This election brought a change of government for the first time in ten years.

Word parts

정 govern권 power교 exchange체 replace

Literally 'exchanging political power' — power passes to the other party.

Good to know

Pronounced [정꿘교체] — the ㄱ in 권 is tensed.